Health insurers have put in their requests for the rates they hope to charge consumers in 2017. Most have asked for increases, but not all. Every year…
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Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Rhode Island Names Keck CEO
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island has named a new CEO. Kim Keck comes to Blue Cross most recently from 25 years at insurer Aetna.
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UnitedHealthcare Leaving HealthSource RI
Rhode Island’s health insurance exchange says UnitedHealthcare will stop offering plans in 2017. That means health insurance consumers will have fewer…
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TGIF: 19 Things To Know About Rhode Island Politics & Media
Quite the busy week in Rhode Island politics, with RhodeWorks sprinting through the legislature. Thanks for stopping by. As usual, your tips and commen…
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BCBSRI Enrolls 60,000 Patients In Integra ACO To Achieve Savings, Better Outcomes
Sixty thousand more Rhode Islanders – Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island commercial health insurance members – will be enrolled in health care…
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The Bottom Line: Layoffs At Blue Cross And Blue Shield Of Rhode Island
Providence Business News Editor Mark Murphy joins Rhode Island Public Radio’s Dave Fallon for our weekly business segment, The Bottom Line. This week…
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9000 Inadvertently Re-Enrolled In Plans With No Abortion Coverage
It’s week two of open enrollment on HealthSource RI, the state’s online health insurance marketplace. Existing customers have been automatically re…
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Blue Cross and Blue Shield of RI CEO To Retire
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island’s president and CEO Peter Andruszkiewicz has announced his retirement, effective May 2016. He’ll stay on with…
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The Pulse: How Does Hospital Consolidation Help, Or Hurt Patients?
Rhode Island’s two largest health care systems have resumed talks about a possible affiliation. It’s not the first time Lifespan and Care New England…
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Kilmartin Asks Court To Refuse BCBSRI Rate Hike
Rhode Island’s Attorney General is appealing to Superior Court to stop rate increases for Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Rhode Island customers, saying…
